Orchids Galore in Singapore
Walking in a North-Southerly direction from the Botanic Gardens Gate to the Tanglin Gate of the Singapore Botanic Gardens, one would arrive at a garden of orchids somewhere around the midpoint of the walk. It is a lovely place, this garden of orchids, and it offers the visitor a bounty of senses- sights and smells surrounding flowers from the family, Orchidaceae. When visitors come to Singapore, be they family of friends, I love to offer them this place. So, when I Chun's cousin Lilian, came from Taiwan with her friend in November last year, I naturally brought them to the National Orchid Garden. When my Thai friends, Joy and Nat visited Singapore for a holiday barely a month later, NOG was part of the Botanic Gardens itinerary that I had curated for them. And I could tell that they all loved the place too! Since I appeared to be acting as a tour guide to NOG quite often, I thought that it might be useful to learn more about orchids and their dedicated garden, so that I migh...